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Author Guidelines

1. General Guidelines

1. The manuscript must be original, must not contain plagiarism, and must not have been published previously or be under consideration by another scholarly journal.
2. The manuscript will be subject to a similarity check. The maximum permitted similarity score is 30%. A similarity score is considered together with the context of the matched text and does not, by itself, determine whether plagiarism has occurred.
3. Manuscripts must be prepared using Microsoft Word and the official journal template. Authors must write directly in the template provided by the journal rather than creating their own format.
4. Submit the manuscript as an editable Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file. Rich Text Format (.rtf) may also be accepted where supported by the submission system.
5. For manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia, the abstract must be provided in Bahasa Indonesia and English. For manuscripts written in English, the abstract must be written in English. Authors should follow the language requirements stated in the current journal template.
6. Submit the manuscript through the journal’s online submission system: https://journal.mahesacenter.org/index.php/ebmsj/user/register
7. For the February issue, submissions are accepted from September through January, and editing and revision are scheduled for February. For the August issue, submissions are accepted from March through July, and editing and revision are scheduled for August.
8. Following editorial screening and peer review, a manuscript may be accepted without revision, accepted subject to revision, or rejected. Rejected manuscripts are not returned unless requested by the author.
9. The manuscript should not exceed 4,000 words or approximately 10–12 pages, including tables, figures, graphs, and other illustrations.
10. Foreign-language and regional-language terms used in the manuscript should be italicized, except where they are proper names or otherwise conventionally presented in roman type.

2. Manuscript Structure

Research articles generally contain the following sections: (1) Title; (2) Author Information; (3) Abstract; (4) Keywords; (5) Introduction; (6) Research Methods; (7) Results and Discussion; (8) Conclusion; (9) Acknowledgments, if applicable; and (10) References.

Non-research scholarly articles generally contain: (1) Title; (2) Author Information; (3) Abstract; (4) Keywords; (5) Introduction; (6) Discussion; (7) Conclusion; (8) Acknowledgments, if applicable; and (9) References. A separate Research Methods section is not required for non-research articles unless appropriate to the article type.

2.1 Title

1. The title must be concise, informative, and relevant to the central topic of the manuscript. It should contain no more than 13 words.
2. Capitalize the first letter of each major word, except conjunctions and other connecting words, in accordance with the journal template.
3. Use Cambria, 16 pt, bold, with single line spacing.
4. Provide the title in Bahasa Indonesia and English, as required by the journal template and the language of the manuscript.
5. Avoid abbreviations, formulas, and references in the title.
6. Provide the full names of all authors and their institutional affiliations. Do not include academic degrees or professional titles in the author name line.
7. Student authors should use the institution at which they are enrolled as their affiliation.
8. Write each institution’s full name and include its postal address and country. Provide an email address for the corresponding author; a fax number may be included if applicable.
9. Where authors have different affiliations, indicate each affiliation with a superscript letter after the relevant author’s name and use the same letter before the corresponding affiliation.
10. Mark the corresponding author with an asterisk (*).
11. Use Cambria, 12 pt, with single line spacing, following the journal template.
12. The abstract must be concise, factual, and accurately summarize the research objectives, methods, principal results, and conclusions.
13. Write the abstract as one paragraph of 150–200 words.
14. Provide abstracts in Bahasa Indonesia and English for manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia. For manuscripts written in English, provide an English abstract and follow any additional language requirements specified in the current template.
15. Avoid uncommon abbreviations and citations unless essential.
16. Use Cambria, 10 pt, with single line spacing.
17. Provide 3–5 keywords or keyword phrases that represent the main concepts of the manuscript.
18. List keywords in order of importance.
19. Separate keywords with semicolons (;).
20. Avoid unnecessary conjunctions and other connecting words.
21. Use Cambria, 10 pt, with single line spacing.
22. Present the research background, problem statement, research gap or rationale, and research objectives.
23. Do not use subheadings or sub-subsections in the Introduction.
24. The Introduction should account for approximately 10–15% of the total manuscript length.
25. Cite sources using the author–date system, including the author’s surname and year of publication. Include page numbers for direct quotations where required by APA style.
26. Present the theoretical or conceptual framework concisely and explain its relevance to the purpose of the article.
27. Use Cambria, 11 pt, with single line spacing.
28. Describe the materials, participants or research objects, instruments, research design, sampling or selection procedures, variables or analytical categories, data-collection procedures, and methods of analysis, as relevant to the study.
29. Provide sufficient information for readers to understand how the study was conducted and how the findings were derived.
30. Avoid unnecessary statistical formulas. For a well-established method, identify the method and cite an appropriate source where needed.
31. Qualitative, historical, ethnographic, practice-based, and other approaches should be described in ways appropriate to their research traditions.
32. Use Cambria, 11 pt, with single line spacing.
33. Present the Results and Discussion in an integrated section rather than separating them into two main sections.
34. Use Cambria, 11 pt, with single line spacing.
35. Use tables, figures, graphs, photographs, or other illustrations when they clarify the findings and are necessary to the argument.
36. Write table titles above tables. Place figure, graph, and image captions below the relevant item. Titles and captions should be concise phrases rather than full sentences, and should begin with a capital letter.
37. Avoid repeating all numerical data from tables in the body text. Refer readers to the relevant table and highlight only the most important patterns or comparisons.
38. Do not paste raw statistical output directly from statistical software. Present results in a clear, edited, and publication-ready format.
39. Discuss how the findings answer the research questions and relate to the relevant theory, prior research, or artistic and cultural context. Explain similarities, differences, and the significance of the findings.
40. Use citations selectively and paraphrase sources in your own words. Direct quotations should be used only when necessary and must be properly cited.
41. Related studies may be discussed together when doing so helps develop a clear analytical argument.
42. The Conclusion must directly answer the research questions or objectives and summarize the principal contribution of the article.
43. Write the Conclusion as one paragraph in essay form, not as a numbered list.
44. Avoid merely repeating statistical results or restating the entire Discussion.
45. Use Cambria, 11 pt, with single line spacing.
46. The Acknowledgments section is optional and should appear after the Conclusion.
47. Acknowledge funding agencies, institutions, or individuals who contributed to the research or manuscript but do not qualify for authorship. Obtain permission where appropriate.
48. Use Cambria, 11 pt, with single line spacing.

2.2 Author Information

2.3 Abstract

2.4 Keywords

2.5 Introduction

2.6 Research Methods

2.7 Results and Discussion

2.8 Conclusion

2.9 Acknowledgments

2.10 References

Include only sources cited in the manuscript. Authors are responsible for ensuring that every in-text citation has a corresponding reference-list entry and that every reference-list entry is cited in the text.

1. Use Mendeley or another reference-management tool where helpful, and format citations and references in APA style as required by the journal.
2. Arrange references alphabetically by the first author’s surname.
3. Prioritize relevant and current scholarly sources. The journal guideline recommends that approximately 60% of references be scientific journal articles and 40% be books or other appropriate sources.
4. The guideline recommends including relevant journal publications from the last 10 years, while older foundational works may be cited when necessary.
5. Check author names, publication years, titles, journal names, volume and issue numbers, page ranges, and DOI or URL information for accuracy.
6. Apply APA capitalization, italics, punctuation, and DOI/URL formatting consistently. Where this section conflicts with older examples in the previous version of the guidelines, follow APA style and the current official journal template.
7. Use Cambria, 10 pt, with single line spacing, following the journal template.

3. Reference Formatting Examples

The examples below are general APA-style models. Authors should verify the details of each source and apply the current APA edition specified by the journal.

3.1 Journal article

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of the article. Title of the Journal, volume(issue), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxxx

3.2 Book

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the book. Publisher.

3.3 Chapter in an edited book

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the chapter. In E. E. Editor & F. F. Editor (Eds.), Title of the book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.

3.4 Translated book

Original Author, A. A. (Year). Title of the translated book (T. Translator, Trans.). Publisher. (Original work published Year)

3.5 Conference paper or proceedings

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of the paper. In Title of the proceedings or conference (pp. xx–xx). Publisher or Organization. DOI/URL, if available.

3.6 Thesis or dissertation

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis or dissertation [Master’s thesis or Doctoral dissertation, Name of Institution]. Repository or Database. URL, if available.

3.7 Newspaper or magazine article

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of the article. Title of Newspaper or Magazine. URL, if available.

3.8 Webpage

Author or Organization. (Year, Month Day). Title of the webpage. Website Name. URL

4. Final Submission Checklist

• The manuscript fits the aims and scope of Jurnal Pendidikan dan Penciptaan Seni.
• The manuscript is original and is not under consideration by another journal.
• The similarity score does not exceed the journal’s stated maximum of 30%, and all sources are properly acknowledged.
• The manuscript has been prepared directly in the official journal template.
• The file is submitted in an accepted editable format (.doc, .docx, or .rtf where supported).
• Title, author names, affiliations, corresponding author details, abstract, and keywords follow the template.
• Tables, figures, images, and other materials are properly titled, numbered, cited, and cleared for use.
• All in-text citations and references are complete and consistently formatted in APA style.
• The manuscript follows the applicable submission window and all instructions provided by the editorial office.

Authors should consult the journal website for the latest template, submission instructions, and editorial policies before submitting a manuscript.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
2. The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

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